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Institutional Review Board Members

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Each IRB panel meets once a month. Panel 01 generally meets on the first Monday of the month, Panel 02 generally meets on the the third Monday of the month and Panel 03 generally meets on the fourth Monday of the month. Meeting dates and submission deadlines may be adjusted due to holidays therefore investigators should always refer to the published schedules. Note that the submission deadlines only apply to studies that require full board review (either initially or at the time of continuation). Studies that qualify for expedited review or exempt status are reviewed on an on-going cycle by the IRB Chair or IRB member authorized by the Chair.

Each member who is assigned as a primary review is provided with a reviewer sheet that addresses all elements of concern to the IRB. Additional reviewer sheets are provided to address the special concerns of involving vulnerable populations in research. A general template for conducting a review (Word), as provided in the IRB Member Handbook by Robert Amdur, is also provided.

IRB - 01 
(effective September 14, 2009)
IRB - 02 
(effective November 16, 2009)
IRB - 03 
(effective September 28, 2009)
Micha Abeles, M.D.
Professor
Medicine, Rheumatology
Vice Chair Panel 01

Bruce Brenner, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Surgery

Nausherwan Burki, M.D.
Professor
Department of Medicine

Jane Comerford, J.D., M.P.H.
Attorney Generals Office
Health and Education

Jeffrey Dugan, M.Div.*
Rector
St. James Episcopal Church

Judi Kulko, M.Sci.
Executive Administrator
Clinical Research
Chair Panel 01

Rajesh Lalla, B.D.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences

Kourosh Parham, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Surgery

David Pendrys, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Behavioral Sciences and Community Health

 

Mr. Timothy Pond
Clinical Research Asst.
Psychiatry

Andrew Winokur, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Psychiatry

 

*Ned Edwards, M.Div
Alternate for J. Dugan

 Phil Bunick, M.S.
Director Pharmacy

Timothy Everett, J.D., M.A.
(prisoner advocate)
Clinical Professor of Law
University of Connecticut School of Law

Upendra Hegde, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology
UConn Health Center

Ruth Howard, R.N.
Research Facilitator
Clinical Research Center

Ronald Kadden, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor Psychiatry 
Chair, IRB Panel 02

Janice Loomis, M.A.
Administrator, IRB
William W. Backus Hospital

Craig Marantz, M.A., M.Div.
Rabbi
Congregation Kol Haverim

 

Ms. Diane Neri, R.N.
Community Member

Eugene Orientale, M.D.
Associate Professor
Family Medicine

Jason Ryan, MD
Assistant Professor
Calhoun Cardiology Center


Walter Simmers, J.D.
Partner
Pepe and Hazard Law Office

 Mitchell Alves, BA

Community Member

Claudio Benadiva, M.D.
Associate Professor
Center for Advanced Reproductive Services

Robert Bona, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology - Oncology

Alyssa Cunningham, J.D.*
Wiggin and Dana
Hartford, CT

Julian Ford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Psychiatry

Lisandra Gonzalez, M.P.H.
Regulatory Coordinator
Baystate Medical Center

Mahlon Hale, M.D.
Associate Professor and Chief Medical Psychiatry
Chair IRB Panel 03

Elizabeth Laska, R.N.
Poison Information Specialist
Traumatology and Emergency Medicine

John Peluso, Ph.D.
Professor
Cell Biology
Vice Chair, IRB Panel 03

Daniel Petronella, M.Div.
University Director
Pastoral Services

George Polychroniou, MS, MBA
Community Member

Lori Wilson, M.D.
Assistant Professor 
Surgery

  
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